Adding references to your metadata record

Registering references is required for Cited-by participants but we encourage you to include references (citation lists, bibliographies) with all content you register. References can be included when your content is initially registered, submitted post-registration as a resource deposit, or submitted through our Simple Text Query form. You are also encouraged to distribute your references as part of your metadata record.

Reference content registration XML

When depositing references, we recommend that the individual citations be marked up according to our deposit schema, for example:

<issn>: ISSN of a series (print or electronic)<journal_title><author>: first author of an article or other publication<volume>: volume number (journal or book set)<issue>: journal issue<first_page><cYear>: year of publication<article_title>: journal article, conference paper, or book chapter title<isbn><series_title>: title of a book or conference series<volume_title>: book or conference proceeding title<edition_number><article_title><std_designator><standards_body_name><standards_body_acronym><component_number>: the chapter, section, part, etc. number for a content item in a book.<unstructured_citation>: citations for which no structured data is available. Crossref's ability to process unstructured citations is limited (more info)<doi>: include the DOI wherever possible

All citation elements are optional but we ask you to submit as much information as is known to help us match your citations to DOIs.

Journal citations should include either <issn> or <journal_title> or both. <journal_title> only is preferred over <issn> only. In addition the first author (<author>) and <first_page number> should be submitted. <first_page> number is preferred, but for those citations that are "in press", the author should be submitted.

When submitting a book or conference citation, you should include an <isbn>, <series_title>, <volume_title>, or any combination of these three elements as may be available.

A citation for a standard must include a standard designator (<std_designator>) as well as the name and acronym of a standards body (<standards_body_name>, <standards_body_acronym>). These elements are required for identifying a citation of a standard.

Examples

Metadata deposit example

References may be included with a metadata deposit. The references are included within the <citation_list> element. Review the sample below or download an XML file.